A New Chapter: 2013

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Max played his first organized sport this spring - soccer! He had said he wanted to play t-ball but we thought soccer might be a better choice at his age. We might try t-ball in the fall. It ended up being not the greatest experience as far as we were concerned (just with the organization of the team, etc.), but Max had a great time playing and made some new friends.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Easter!

Well...it's been a while. Life has gotten in the way of blogging! I figured I'd start where I left off (now that it's summer and all) and see if I can catch up.

We went camping over Easter weekend at Martin Dies Jr. Lake State Park. It was a really nice park, and they had a lot of activities. There was an Easter egg hunt Saturday afternoon, and a nature program on Sunday where we watched snake eat a mouse and got to touch a baby alligator. Max tried fishing (it didn't last too long but he told me just the other day that he wants to go fishing again so he can eat some fish (he never eats fish)). They had canoes for rent and a swimming area also. The Easter bunny was able to find us even camping and left Max's basket and a few eggs hidden in our campsite.

Getting instructions for the Easter egg hunt

Running back to his basket with his eggs

Fishing with Pawpaw

Easter morning

Hiking and hiding

Baby alligator

And in other news from that week - we got another foster baby. Baby T was a couple days old when we got him, and he is still with us. Crazy us - we did take him camping. Things are looking hopeful for adoption but we won't really know anything for a while. He was a good baby on that trip (he just slept) and he has been a very good happy baby over the past three months. Can't believe it's been that long!

Happy Easter in June!

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Spring Break

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Spring Break Camping

We opened spring break with a camping trip on Fayette Lake near La Grange at Oak Thicket Park. It was a nice park; our campsite was right on the lake. We found a "meadery" in La Grange, where they make mead, and did a tasting. It was pretty good. The place itself was neat, just a small farm where they make the mead and also raise goats. The owners poured for us so we got to talk to them. We also went to Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites. Max was very excited about going and told us several times that he loves to go camping. The only negative was that it rained a lot Saturday night and was still raining Sunday morning when we were trying to pack up. When we got home Matt had to open up the camper again to let it dry (luckily it wasn't raining here) and then close it back up again. It was a fun way to start spring break!

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Rodeo Day

Max had rodeo day at school yesterday. He said he had a wagon race and roped a (hay bale) cow. The teacher said they all played hard and he did fall asleep early last night! Being a cowboy is hard work.

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Houston Livestock Show (but no rodeo!)

We spent the day at the livestock show and carnival yesterday. We had fun seeing the animals and riding rides with friends. Max said his favorite thing was everything and his favorite thing to eat was funnel cake. It was a long fun day...and cold!

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Playing ball

Max played a game of throwing the ball in the bushes and trying to get it stuck and then asking for help when he couldn't get it out. Also I was supposed to yell "big bush", "small bush", or "none bush" depending on where it landed. It kept him busy for a long time!

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Katy Rodeo Parade

Today was the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo parade but it was also the Katy Rodeo Parade, which was closer and probably less crowded. Max loves parades, mostly because of the candy!